Religious Tourism : Industry Dynamics, Emerging Trends and Contemporary Issues (Hardcover)

Introduction?1. Muslim travellers, tourism industry responses and the case of Japan?2. Facilitating self-development: how tour guides broker spiritual tourist experiences?3. The trends, opportunities and challenges of halal tourism: a systematic literature review?4. Halal tourism: looking into the future through the past?5. Heritage, Tourism, and the Commodification of Religion?6. Religion, Tourism and Economics: A Convenient Symbiosis?7. What can online reviews reveal about Tourism Destination Image? A netnographic approach to a pilgrim destination in India?8. ‘Reverse gaze’ in spiritual tourism: fact or myth??9. Understanding senior citizens’ intentions to use virtual reality for religious tourism in India: a behavioural reasoning theory perspective?10. Angels of the night: exploring street-aid volunteer tourists and faith-based volunteer tourism?11. Challenges and opportunities for sacred journeys: a media representation of the impact of COVID-19?12. Oral tradition, ancient history and religious tourism knowledge?13. Religious tourism studies: evolution, progress, and future prospects?14. Islamic Tourism Reviewed?15. Pilgrimages of Nostalgia: Patterns of Jewish Travel in the United States?16. Understanding Sikh Pilgrimage?17. Contested Religious Heritage: Differing Views of Mormon Heritage?18. Social interaction in visitor control at a Chinese Buddhist monastic site